Page One: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002)

Screenplay by Steve Kloves, novel by J.K. Rowling

The movie version of the opening:

As you can tell in comparing the screenplay to the movie, it’s very much a production draft.

Download the script here.

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Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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